Sunday I slept in today. My goal was to work through rough drafts of my law school application materials. I worked through a draft of my resumé, personal statement, and diversity statement.
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November 7, 2020
Saturday My first task for the day was to go to the grocery store to stock up for the week. Many of the restaurants here are closed because of COVID restrictions, so I’ve been cooking in the apartment every day. It was about a 20 minute walk, but it was really nice to get out …
November 6, 2020
Friday Started the day late. Had to search around the neighborhood for a place to take out the trash. I never know what’s recycling here or what’s trash because all the boxes are different colors and have no labels. I think I managed to figure it out though, so yay! I still had time left …
November 5, 2020
Thursday I was nervous. This was my first day at the Collège Martin Luther King in Charvieu. This is a small village near Pont-de-Chèruy. I wasn’t sure if they knew I was coming because no one had responded to the email I had sent to them weeks before announcing the day I was arriving in …
November 4, 2020
Wednesday My first day off! My contract stipulates that I only teach Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. I decided to use the day to apartment search and to get banking set up. Truly, easier said than done. Every bank I contacted refused me because I’m an American, or because I don’t have an apartment, or because …
Tuesday November 3, 2020
My second day at Collège Grand Champ started with some drama. I had asked a lot of questions about my move and getting started the day before, mentioning my concern that my contact professor was taking a leave of absence until January. I received a nasty email from her the night before which had also …
Pont-de-Chéruy
November 2, 2020 This was my first day at the Pont-de-Chéruy middle school. I was pretty anxious. I had to figure out how to navigate a new bus system, find my way to the school, and hope that I would be able to effectively communicate. I was still missing my suitcase, so I had no …
Je reviens!
October 31st, 2020 It’s so hard to believe and to reconcile in my head, but I’m back in France! I’ll be here until May 10th of 2021. I’m participating in the TAPIF program and will be teaching English in French middle schools. What makes this situation different from other experiences? I’m living on my own, …
Day 43 – July 28, 2019
Grenoble I was up and out of the house around 9:30 to meet other students at Pain et Cie for breakfast and homework. The sky was grey, there was a breeze, and rain was falling lightly. I ordered a hot chocolate that came in a bowl and finished my bookwork for the semester while I …
Day 42 – July 27, 2019
Grenoble I slept in Saturday morning after a late night out, but ended up having to rush down the street for a cooking class with other UM students. I was happy because Joyce and Clarissa were there with me. The class covered how to make lemon tartes, lemon frosting, and chocolate mini-cakes. We had to …
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